New Tahanto to include old school’s memorials

For the move to the new Tahanto Regional Middle High School building, slated for the end of this month, it involves a lot of memories.

Memorials in the existing building and grounds are to be given locations in the new building, but first a complete list must be created.

Everything will be accounted for, “to make sure we’re not missing anything,” Superintendent of Schools Nadine G. Ekstrom told the Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee last night.

Family members have been inquiring about memorials to make sure they are not lost, she said.

Principal Diane Tucceri noted there are more display cases in the new building and it is important to have “a layout and arrangement that will honor those people.”

The school committee also approved a list of items to be disposed of, first making them available to other schools and town departments. An early January auction may be planned at the old school to offer the sale of items, from desks to stoves, musical instruments to sports equipment.

The bleachers in the school may be sold, with officials seeking someone who can use the motorized bleachers and can absorb the cost of removing and relocating them.

There is a short window of opportunity, since the building must be ready to be razed by the second week of January.